Saeed, CA
Baruch Ismail Saeed, Berkeley, CA US
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20090083119 | METHOD FOR BUSINESS PLAN OPTIMIZATION BASED ON ATTRIBUTES - In a computer implemented system, business data composed of production and sales data is used to generate business plans optimized according to a plurality of attributes. The method is highly efficient in complex organizations having multiple interactive production flows, many products and/or many customers. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention a method allowing the comparison between multiple business plans optimized according to different attributes is provided. It allows managers to make better strategic and tactical decision regarding which products to offer and which customers and markets to serve, thereby maximizing the profit the organization. | 03-26-2009 |
20090132319 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ASSET LOADING PLAN - A method for generating an asset loading plan is provided. The method determines at high accuracy which products and sales orders to load on which assets (e.g., machines) in order to gain a maximum profit. Specifically, the method generates an optimized loading plan of sales orders that were produced and a least opportunity cost loading plan of sales orders that were not produced. In accordance with one embodiment the method generates a chart that shows, for each asset (or a set of assets), the cash contribution per minute versus the number of cumulative production minutes. In accordance with another embodiment the method computes the marginal cash contribution to determine the additional cash contribution that could be made if additional production time is allocated to a specific asset. | 05-21-2009 |
20090132320 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A CONSTRAINT LOADING PLAN - A method for generating a constraint loading plan. The method determines at high accuracy which products and sales orders to load on which constraints in order to gain a maximum profit. The constraints include, but are not limited to, an assets-based constraint, emissions limits, a resource-based constraint, a market-based constraint, and so on. Specifically, the method generates an optimized loading plan of sales orders that were loaded and a least opportunity cost loading plan of sales orders that were not loaded. In accordance with one embodiment, the method generates a chart that shows, for each constraint (or a set of constraints), the cash contribution per constraint unit versus the number of cumulative constraint units. In accordance with another embodiment, the method computes the marginal cash contribution to determine the additional cash contribution that could be made if a specific constraint is relaxed. | 05-21-2009 |
20090150204 | INTERACTIVE SALES PLANNER - The interactive sales planner allows users (e.g., salespersons) to make real time sales decisions in accordance with a profit-maximizing business (e.g., sales) plan. The interactive sales planner uses target information of an optimized business plan generated using business data of an organization. The method is highly efficient in organizations having many products, many customers, and complex production facilities with multiple, interactive product flows. | 06-11-2009 |
20090216576 | METHOD FOR CONSTRAINED BUSINESS PLAN OPTIMIZATION BASED ON ATTRIBUTES - A method for constrained business plan optimization based on attributes. The method, according to one embodiment, uses business data of a manufacturer to generate constrained business plans using one or more attribute-based constraints. The method is highly efficient in organizations having a complex organizational structure, multiple interactive production flows, many products, many customers and the need to rapidly add attribute-based constraints. It allows managers to make better strategic and tactical decisions regarding their business, thereby maximizing profit while satisfying constraints. | 08-27-2009 |
20090271229 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A FLEXIBLE MODEL FOR JOINT PROFIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIMIZATION - A method for generating a flexible model for joint profit and environmental optimization. The flexible model comprises an input-to-output activity conversion table being applied on projects, processes, markets, and products of the organization. The conversion table includes a five-step pattern that captures a wide range of conversion behaviors. The flexible model can be effectively utilized to model and optimize environmental initiatives determined by the organization in the context of the organization's profits. | 10-29-2009 |
Mohsin Saeed, La Jolla, CA US
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20080208309 | Apparatus and method for implantation of a bifurcated endovascular prosthesis - A bifurcated stent graft for animal or human implantation and method of delivery thereof. The device stent graft employs a first component having an axial passage communicating with the axial cavities of a second leg and longer first leg. A separate leg extension is engageable to the second leg. A first catheter engages the first component for translation to the implantation site and a second catheter engaged with the first is provided with a prepositioned guide wire inside the second leg which may be employed to easily position a guide wire for engagement of the second leg with the leg extension. | 08-28-2008 |
20080255656 | Apparatus and method for implantation of bifurcated endovascular prosthesis - A stent graft for animal or human implantation and method of delivery thereof. The device stent graft employs a first component having an axial passage communicating with the axial cavities of a cuff and longer first leg. A separate leg extension is engageable to an aperture in the distal end of the cuff. A first catheter engages the first component for translation to the implantation site along a first guide wire. A guide member extending from the distal end of a second catheter and adapted for sizeable contact along the first guide wire when pushed by a translatable core shaft extending from the first catheter or by the second catheter is provided as a pre-positioned guide for subsequent engagement of the leg extension to the aperture in the distal end of the cuff. Translation of the core shaft while in contact with the guide member pulls a third guide engaged with the second catheter into the cuff to provide a track for proper and speedy positioning and engagement of the leg extension with the cuff. | 10-16-2008 |
20080288045 | Apparatus and method for implantation of a bifurcated endovascular prosthesis - A stent graft for animal or human implantation and method of delivery thereof. The device stent graft employs a first component having an axial passage communicating with the axial cavities of a second leg and longer first leg. A separate leg extension is engageable to the second leg. A first catheter engages the first component for translation to the implantation site and a second catheter engaged with the first is provided with a pre-positioned guide wire inside the second leg which may be employed to easily position a guide wire for engagement of the second leg with the leg extension. | 11-20-2008 |
Munawar Saeed, Campbell, CA US
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20140258016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS - Example methods and systems are directed to generating recommendations based on one or more user inventories, which may be stored in a database. The inventory may include items (e.g., physical goods, electronic goods, and financial assets) owned by a user. A machine may use the database to provide suggestions to the user to buy or sell items. The machine may also use the database to provide suggestions to the user to join a community. The database may be used in conjunction with an electronic commerce site. The machine may be aware of which items in the site are being viewed by the user. The recommendation made by the machine may take into account the item being viewed. The user may be able to view the current market value for each item individually, the total value for a selection of items, or the total value for all items. | 09-11-2014 |
Salman Saeed, San Diego, CA US
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20110050576 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Virtual keypads are provided which determine an intended user key entry based upon location of keystrokes as well as other keystroke characteristics such as keystroke shape and/or pressure. Virtual keypad layouts which include overlapping or multi-character keys may be used to reduce typing errors on small pressure sensing touch screens. Keystrokes on overlapping or multi-character keys may be disambiguated using measured pressures applied to the pressure sensing touch screen as well as other keystroke characteristics such as keystroke shape. Additional user interfaces are provided which exploit pressure sensing touch screen capable of discriminating magnitudes of pressure exerted upon the touch screen surface. | 03-03-2011 |
Tariq Saeed, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20110145357 | STORAGE REPLICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for information storage replication are presented. In one embodiment a storage flow control method includes estimating in a primary data server what an outstanding request backlog trend is for a remote secondary data server; determining a relationship of an outstanding request backlog trend to a threshold; and notifying a client that the primary data server can not service additional requests if the trend exceeds the threshold. In one embodiment the estimating comprises: sampling a number of outstanding messages at a plurality of fixed time intervals; and determining if there is a trend in the number of outstanding messages over the plurality of fixed time intervals. It is appreciated the estimating can be performed in a variety of ways, (e.g., utilizing an average, a moving average, etc). Determining the trend can include determining if values monotonically increase. The estimating in the primary server can be performed without intruding on operations of the remote secondary data server. The primary data server and the secondary data server can have a variety of configurations (e.g., a mirrored configuration, a RAID5 configuration, etc.). | 06-16-2011 |
Umair Saeed, San Jose, CA US
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20090276761 | WEIGHTED PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR FINANCIAL SOFTWARE - Embodiments of a computer system that determines a performance metric are described. During operation, the computer system determines the performance metric for tasks performed by financial software during a time interval. This performance metric is based on a weighted summation of contributions from the tasks, and a given weight associated with a given task is based on a frequency of occurrence of the given task. Then, the computer system performs a remedial action to improve the determined performance metric during a subsequent time interval. | 11-05-2009 |